evepostappleOnce upon a time, there was a woman named Eve, who, unable to resist the luring temptation of a fragrant orchard, took a bite of forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. Perhaps Eve was bored. Perhaps she was ovulating and had a desperate craving for something sweet. Perhaps life in the little garden was becoming stressful or claustrophobic. Perhaps she felt out of control or lacked passion in her life and in order to numb her emotions or soothe herself from Adam's lack of attention or his ambivalence in starting a family, she chose to indulge. Perhaps Eve was an emotional eater. But as Eve soon discovered, neither the bite, nor the whole fruit fulfilled her as she had hoped. Not only did she realize she was naked but that she had contempt for the way she looked. Perhaps Eve suffered with body dismorphia. Eve tried to stop eating the forbidden fruit and eventually avoided eating altogether but that didn't work and she ended up eating until she could no longer breathe. The point of this is that Eve lost her intuitive ability to nourish herself. She no longer had balance in her life and was willing to do any and everything to get that back.

Maybe Eve didn't exist. Maybe the stories that were told are not as important as the stories we tell ourselves.

This blog is dedicated to creating new stories based on the philosophies of whole body nutrition, self-love, intuition, fitness and yoga.

In my journey I have sought to uncover the knowledge and balance which have brought me to a greater awareness of health and this is what I wish to share with you.

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I am a holistic nutritionist, certified yoga instructor, athlete, healthy living chef, and published writer. I have spent the last four years of my life rebuilding all aspects of myself after recovering from an eating disorder. Follow me as I continue to eat clean, train hard, and discover balance mind, body and spirit. zainsaraswatijamal.com

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    I Woke Up Late, How The Heck Do I Time My Meals? Yes, keeping meal schedules are important to kick your metabolic rate into high gear.  The problem is, not everyone can maintain the same sleep schedule 7 days per week. Personally, I have noticed the most effective results by keeping meal times or approximate meal times ie. Breakfast anywhere between 7 and 8, Snack between 10:30-11:30, Lunch 2-3 etc. During initial stages of my weight loss and lean down, I would make it a priority to time my meals.  I would aim to set alarms so as not to accidentally forget to eat.  After months of this, whenever I was slightly late for a meal, my body would NOT let me forget, I had managed to jump start my metabolism and it has been a powerhouse ever since. There were some days when I was out late and unfortunately did not wake up as early as I would have liked to.  On these days, rather than stress and cause the release of cortisol and other negatively impacting hormones, I would just eat as soon as I woke and continue with the rest of my day separating my meals every 2-3 hours but would aim for dinner on my regular schedule.  For example, if I slept in until 9, I would eat breakfast anywhere from 9-10, snack 12-1, lunch 3-4 ect and would still manage to get dinner in before 9pm, which is normally 2 hours before bed. As long as you are eating your LAST meal 2 hours before bed so that your body has a chance to digest and assimilate nutrients, you will be fine.  You can then resume your normal eating pattern the next day. Mistakes I have made that have affected me negatively: There were times (over Christmas) when I was perpetually sleeping later and eating later, then of course rising later.  Over a period of a month, it was REALLY hard to get back on track with normal meals, weight increased a few lbs as well Trying to lump 2 meals together if I woke up late, for example, I would do my afternoon snack and combine it with my dinner values for proteins, carbs and fats.  This made for a really heavy meal and I found myself getting hungrier later, despite eating a huge meal Do not sacrifice sleep!  First and foremost, get your sleep in, this will be FAR more effective than forcing yourself up to eat because your stress hormones will be elevated all day and you will be prone to sugar cravings and cravings in general as your body will be looking for energy from food Do not skip breakfast!!! If you do sleep in way past your time, just continue eating your meals the same way you would and follow your body’s natural rhythm.  The key is to have a meal upon rising, eat every 2-3 hours and consume your last meal at least 2 hours before bed.  

    I Woke Up Late, How The Heck Do I Time My Meals?


    Yes, keeping meal schedules are important to kick your metabolic rate into high gear.  The problem is, not everyone can maintain the same sleep schedule 7 days per week.

    Personally, I have noticed the most effective results by keeping meal times or approximate meal times ie. Breakfast anywhere between 7 and 8, Snack between 10:30-11:30, Lunch 2-3 etc.

    During initial stages of my weight loss and lean down, I would make it a priority to time my meals.  I would aim to set alarms so as not to accidentally forget to eat.  After months of this, whenever I was slightly late for a meal, my body would NOT let me forget, I had managed to jump start my metabolism and it has been a powerhouse ever since.

    There were some days when I was out late and unfortunately did not wake up as early as I would have liked to.  On these days, rather than stress and cause the release of cortisol and other negatively impacting hormones, I would just eat as soon as I woke and continue with the rest of my day separating my meals every 2-3 hours but would aim for dinner on my regular schedule.  For example, if I slept in until 9, I would eat breakfast anywhere from 9-10, snack 12-1, lunch 3-4 ect and would still manage to get dinner in before 9pm, which is normally 2 hours before bed.

    As long as you are eating your LAST meal 2 hours before bed so that your body has a chance to digest and assimilate nutrients, you will be fine.  You can then resume your normal eating pattern the next day.

    Mistakes I have made that have affected me negatively:

    • There were times (over Christmas) when I was perpetually sleeping later and eating later, then of course rising later.  Over a period of a month, it was REALLY hard to get back on track with normal meals, weight increased a few lbs as well
    • Trying to lump 2 meals together if I woke up late, for example, I would do my afternoon snack and combine it with my dinner values for proteins, carbs and fats.  This made for a really heavy meal and I found myself getting hungrier later, despite eating a huge meal
    • Do not sacrifice sleep!  First and foremost, get your sleep in, this will be FAR more effective than forcing yourself up to eat because your stress hormones will be elevated all day and you will be prone to sugar cravings and cravings in general as your body will be looking for energy from food
    • Do not skip breakfast!!!

    If you do sleep in way past your time, just continue eating your meals the same way you would and follow your body’s natural rhythm.  The key is to have a meal upon rising, eat every 2-3 hours and consume your last meal at least 2 hours before bed.  

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